Boat

Around 250 missing after Rohingya boat capsizes in Andaman Sea, UN agencies say

The UN agencies said the trawler carrying around 250 men, women, and children reportedly sank due to heavy winds, rough seas, and overcrowding.

A staff member of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency searches for victims of a boat from Buthidaung, Myanmar, that sank near the Malaysia–Thailand border, during a search and rescue operation close to Langkawi, Malaysia November 9, 2025.
 FILE PHOTO: Migrants aboard an overcrowded boat are approached by the crew of the migrant search and rescue ship Sea-Watch 5, operated by the German NGO Sea-Watch, during a rescue operation in the Search and Rescue (SAR) zone in the central Mediterranean, off Libya, August 11, 2025.

At least 14 dead after migrant boat collides with coast guard off Antalya

A Cuban soldier waves a national flag as he takes part in the "Anti-Imperialist" protest in front of the US Embassy against the US incursion in Venezuela, where 32 Cuban soldiers lost their lives, in Havana on January 16, 2026.

Four killed after boat from Florida entered Cuban waters, occupants opened fire

US President Donald Trump holds a reception at the White House, February 18, 2026; illustrative.

Trump announces plan to send US hospital boat to Greenland, says sick are not being treated


Over 12 children, two teachers drown in Indian lake after boat capsizes

A senior city police official said the children were aged between seven and 13 and studied in a school in Vadodara, which is about 120 kilometers away from Ahmedabad, the largest city of the state.

 Chand Tara Sharma holds her grandchild as she mourns the loss of her son and his family, after flash floods were caused by a lake burst in Sikkim, India, October 8, 2023.

Cutting-edge Israeli warship used for first time in Gaza attack

Cutting-edge Saar 6 vessels were used in the first attack on Gaza.

 Israel's second Saar-6 corvette, a warship dubbed "Oz", sails before a welcoming ceremony by the Israeli Navy to mark its arrival, in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Haifa, northern Israel June 9, 2021

Tragic whale encounter: Fishing expedition turns fatal near Sydney

The event took place nine kilometers southeast of Sydney, Australia.


WATCH: Hungry sharks sink inflatable boat with 3 men aboard

The sharks caused damage to the ship's hull, leaving the three men in a dangerous situation.

 Inflatable vessel attacked by Sharks.

'I love England,' migrant says as he lands after boat crossing

In total, at least 100 migrants arrived on small boats on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally from Dungeness and Dover.

 People, believed to be migrants, walk in Dungeness, Britain, August 16, 2023.

Deadly TikTok challenge killed four people in a matter of months

Authorities in Alabama warn: People jumping off speedboats "to show off on social media" risk death or serious injury.

 A speed boat sails in the Strait of Gibraltar, in Gibraltar, August 10, 2015. The British government on Sunday accused Spain of violating its sovereignty over Gibraltar, saying Spanish state vessels had repeatedly and unlawfully entered its territorial waters without notifying it.

Denmark says fatal fall of Polish mother, son from ferry was not an accident

The case was being investigated as a possible murder.

 An aerial view of toxic blue-green algae bloom on the Baltic Sea coast at Tyreso near Stockholm, Sweden, June 25, 2020

Philippine coast guard rescues 120 people as ferry catches fire

The Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,600 islands, has a poor record for maritime safety, with vessels often overcrowded and many aging ships in use.

 Smoke rises due to a massive fire at a ferry in Bohol, Philippines, June 18, 2023 in this handout image.

Mediterranean boat disaster shows need for coordination - analysis

Different accounts have provided confusing details on precisely what happened, but what is clear is that a boat was overloaded by hundreds more people than should have been aboard.

 Aerial view shows the M/V BASILIS L merchant ship, which was ordered to help with rescue efforts of the migrant boat, in the absence of patrol boats from both Italy and Libya, which was en route from Libya in the central Mediterranean Sea March 11, 2023

Israel Police rescue 11 after boat capsized in Lake Kinneret

The civilians include a two-year-old toddler, children between the ages 4-5 and a woman currently in her late pregnancy stage.

THE KINNERET, Israel’s sole natural drinking water source